Police station homeless shelter ‘needs to open this month’

The boss of Corby’s temporary homeless shelter says its vital that it is open this month to prevent any more homeless deaths in the town.

Nightlight CEO Nicola Pell wants the shelter in the town’s mothballed police station to be open as soon as possible.

Police Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has allowed Nightlight to use the former accommodation block and legendary canteen at the rear of the building to house Corby’s estimated 35 homeless people through the cold months.